Thesaurus results for EVACUEE

evacuee

noun

i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwē

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as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuee The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt. —

Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026 The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt. —

Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 The Associated Press, citing an Israeli official, has reported that only 50 medical evacuees will be permitted to exit Gaza each day. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026 All evacuees to proceed to Sutter and Meridian. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

Noun

Blanchett will attend the event, hosted by The Traitors fan-favorite Claudia Winkleman, and will be recognized for her work with the Displacement Film Fund (DFF), an initiative supporting short films created by refugees and filmmakers living in displacement.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Burj al-Barajneh, a sprawling refugee camp, is home to upwards of 20,000 people, most of them Palestinian and Syrian.

— Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026